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G. CLAUSING.

f LAST. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 28. 1918.

1,295,273.. Patented Feb. 25,1919.

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GEORGE Q'LAUSING, 01E IPQRTSMQUTH, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE VULCAN LAST COMPANY,

333 FORTSMOUTH, OHIO, A

CORPORATION 013 OHIO.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 25, 1919.

application filed February 28, 1918. Serial No. 219,605.

To a5? tom y concern:

knon the. GEORGE Cmosino, a i. United States, and a resident of Portsmouth, in the county of Scioto and P is of Ohio, have invented certain new am useful Improvements in Lasts,

the following is a specification. ,C ne off f'he objects of the invention is to simple, strong and practical last which can'be broken or flexed to the desired extent to facilitate the easy and ready removal of the last from the shoe without marring, breaking or pulling the shoe out of in many lasts a V-cut is provided to pc it the necessary flexing or moving of the toe and heel parts of the last relative to each other and according to the present inyention a construction is provided which permits this f to he made relatively large or long at the top whereby the heel and toe parts can he moved relative to each other a comparatively large amount so as to permit 'an easy and ready removal of the last from the shoe when desired.

in my l atent No. 1,085,668 dated February 3, 3.9%, there is shown a last having a part and a heel part provided with main hearing members or pins between said parts, and a link pivotally connected at one end to the toe part and at the other end to the heel part for maintaining the last parts in exded or unbroken position relative to each 7 when the last is being used. In said patented construction there is also employed a a normally tendin to force the heel and parts to the unbroken or extended 'z-osition and also normally tending to maintain said parts in said position. According o the construction of said patent at least one end of the link is provided with a slot in order to permit the toe and heel partsto asslime the" broken or shortened position when they are moved to said position against the force of the spring.

The present invention contemplates the employment of a last construction such as just referred to but the slotted end of the link has been provided with a depending projection arranged to engage an abutment cr stop "that is on the last part to which the slotted end of the link is connected and the ich that the depending P01? n of the link is causeo. to engage said abutnnnt or stop in a manner to draw the toe -n ade integral with each other same piece of wood and they are subse and heel parts of the last toward each other against the main bearing pins or members as the toe and held parts approach the broken or shortened position. In the actual construction of the last I prefer to use as the abutment just referred to one end of the spring and a pivot pin which serves to connect said end of the spring to the part of the last to which the slotted end of the link is connected.

With the construction such as just referred to, that is, a last having a connecting link slotted at one end and provided with a projection which engages a stop upon the last part to which theslotted end of the link is connected, the V portion of the last can be made comparatively large, and the link having the depending portion that engages the abutment, serves to maintain the last parts,

firmly together even when the last parts occupy the shortened or broken position relative to each other.

As showing a specific embodiment of the invention reference is in dc to the accompanying drawingforming a part of this specification and .jn said drawing- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a last with the parts thereof shown in'extended or unbroken position.

Fig. 2 is a View partially in section showingthe parts of the last in shortened or full broken position. i

Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken as on the plane indicated by the line 33 of Fig. 1 looking in the direction of the arrows. The last is designated by the reference character A and comprises the forward or toe part B and the rear or heel part C. In the formation of the last these two arts are ram. the

quently separated by sawing along the lines Z-Y, Z-Y, YY and X-X. From an inspection of Fig. 1 it will be apparent that the .V-portion ZYZ has been removed from between the upper portions of the toe and heel parts so that said toe and heel parts can assume the shortened or broken position shown in Fig. 2. A hole is also bored at Y for the reception of the main pivotbcaring pins D-D which are maintained in position against outward movement by means of the shoulders 03 s.

The forward or toe part B of the last is provided with a vertically but loflgitudinally extending cut 5 and the rear or heel part C is provided with a corresponding cut 0. In these cuts there is located the connecting link E which is secured in place by the small pivot pins or rivets 6-6. The link E is preferably a flat metallic strip and has a slot e at one end thereof. In the construction shown this is at the forward end of the link, although it will be understood the slot could have been located at the rear end of the link if it had been desired to reverse the construction. The pin or rivet e connects the forward or slotted end of the link to the toe part of the last and the pin e connects the rear end of the link to the heel part of the last. And it will be noted that the slot 6 constitutes an opening which is larger than the pin 0 passing through it.

' The slotted end of the link is also provided with a depending portion or projection e that engages an abutment or stop S when the last parts occupy the broken position shown in Fig. 2 as will hereinafter more fully appear.

The toe and heel parts B and C are also respectively bored at F-F to provide a receiving space for a spring G which is a tension spring. One end of this spring is secured in place to the toe part of the last ends of the springs.

spring and the rivet or pin g together conby the rivet or pin 9 while the other end of the spring is secured in place to the heel part of the last by the pin or rivet g, which pins or rivets pass through eyelets at the The end 9 of the stit'ute the stop or abutment S against which the depending end or projection e of the link engages as has been previously stated. It will be observed from an inspection of Fig. 1 that when the last parts occupy the extended or unbroken position shown in Fig. 1 that a line passing through the center of the small rivets or pins 6-6 is located below the center of the main bearing pins D-D' and that when the last parts are in the full line position shown in said figure the link E maintains the toe and heel parts in firm engagement with the main bearing pins. At this time the depending end or projection e is not in engagement with the stop or abutment S. As the last parts are moved f om the unbroken position toward the full roken position the depending end 6 of the link approaches the stop S and engages the stop before the last parts reach the final unbroken position. During this time the slotted portion of the link-is sliding along the small pivot pin or rivet E and also during the final portion of-this movement toward broken position the depending end 6'' is swinging about or to an extent sliding along the stop or abutment Sand is causing the toe and heel parts of the last to hug the main bearing pins or be maintained in proper position relative to each other and relative to the main bearing pins.

When the last parts occupy the position shown in Fig. 2 it will be observed that a line passing through the center of the rivet or pins e-e is above the center of the axis of the main bearing pins DD, and in this respect the construction is the same as that.

tended or unbroken position and that the link E also constitutes a means,- dueto the depending member 0 which can cotiperate with the stop S, to maintain the last parts in roper position relative-to each other when t e last parts occupy the broken position shown in Fig. 2.

While the depending end 0 and the abutment S have been shown as being provided in the toe part of the last it will be manifest that a reversal of the parts could be made and the same result realized by having the projecting portion e and its stop or abutment inthe heel part of the last instead of in the toe part of the. last as is shown in the drawings.

The connecting link may broadly be considered as a plate that is secured to one. of the last parts and that is pivotally connected by a pin, passing through a slot in the plate, to the other of the last parts. This plate serves to connect and hold the last parts in assembled position when the last parts are in extended or unbroken position relative to each other. An inspection of the drawings and what has preceded will also each other through the medium of the plate when the last parts are in the shortened or full broken position relative to each other. In otherwords, the depending projection or hook on the plate is arranged to engage the stop and hold the last parts against move ment from each other.

The improvements herein set forth are not limited to the precise construction and arrangement shown and described and may be embodied. in various forms and modifications vithout departing from the sprit and scope oi the invention.

What I claim is:

1. A last having a toe part and a heel part provided with horizontally but transversely extending main bearing members, the last also having a link, one end of said link being connected. by a pin or rivet to the toe "stop and the link the last parts will be tit)- maintained in proper assenrbled position relative to each other when they are in the shortened or broken position, the link construction also being such that it will hold the last parts in proper assembled position relative to each other when they are in the extended r unbroken position.

2. :i 6 t having heel and toe parts hetween which there are main bearing pins or niem'oers, the last being provided with a link having one end secured to the toe part and 'the other end secured to the heel part, the heel and toe parts also having between them spring means which tend to maintain the last parts in an extended or unbroken position, the spring means being constructed so as to provide an abutment or stop and the link having a projection arranged to cooperate with said abutment or stop so as to provide a means for holding the last parts from moving when they are in broken position.

A last having a vertically but transversely extending saw cut that divides the last into the heel and toe parts, there being provided at the upper portion of the last a xi-shaped opening whereby the heel portion the shortened or full of the last can move relatively to the toe.

portion of the last in order to break or shorten the last, the heel part of the last bei g "'ovided at the bottom ofthe V- 'ith a pair of main ibearing I eel and toe parts being conby a. link which securedi at one -ivet. to the toe part and at the rivet to the heel part, one of the lini for the reception of. 1 5 elongated. or greater than mg" therethrough whereby the ast parts may assume a full broken position, the slotted end of the link having a depending projection and the last part to which having an engaged by sa d depending progection.

away from each other said slotted end of the link is connected' abutment or stop arranged to be 4'. A last having a heel part and a toe part between which there is provided at the upper portion of the last a V-shaped opening whereby the heel part of the last can move relatively to the toe part in order to break or shorten the last, there being provided a link for connecting said heel and toe parts and also main bearing members or pins which are between said heel and toe parts, one end of said link being connected by a pin or rivet to the toe part and the other end by a pin or rivet to the heel part, one of the openings in the link for the reception of one of the pins or rivets being elongated or greater than the rivet passing therethrough whereby the last parts may assume a full broken position, there also being provided below said connecting link a tension spring which is secured at one end to the toe part of the last at the other end to the heel part of the last, one end connection of said spring serving as an abutment or stop, the slotted end of the link having a projection arranged to cooperate with said abutment or stop and arranged to move toward the abutment or stop as the heel and toe parts are caused to assume a shortened or broken position relative to each other.

A last having cooperating heel and toe parts provided between them with main pivot pins against which said parts bear, the last being provided with a link having one end pivotally connected by means of a rivet or pin to the toe part and the other end pivotally connected by means of a rivet or pin to the heel part, one of the rivet receiving openings in the link being enlarged or greater than the rivet or pin therein whereby the last parts can assume a. full broken position, said last also having spring means tending to maintain said parts in extended or unbroken position when in said last mentioned position, the end of the link having the enlarged opening being provided with a projection arranged to engage a fixed stop or abutment when the lastparts are in shor tened or broken position, the spring means being constructed so that it provides said fixed abutment or stop. Y

6. A last having heeland toe parts provided between them with longitudinally and transversely extending main bearing pins, the last also being provided with a link for connecting and holding said heel and toe parts together and a spring continuously under tension-and connected to said heel and toe parts so that they will continuously be drawn against the main bearing pins, the spring also being arranged so that said heel and toe parts will be maintained in extended or unbroken position when in said position, said link having a depending projection arranged to engage an abutment or stop pro- &

or pin that connects said end of the spring to its corresponding last part.

7. A-last having heel and toe parts provided between them with main bearing pins against which each of the last parts bears, the' last being provided with a connecting link having a slotted end pivotally secured to the toe part and the other end pivotally secured to the heel part, which link serves to connect the said parts, said link being positioned-so that a line passing through the center of said pivots will move from below the center of the main bearing pins to above the center of said mam bearing pin as the parts are moved irom unbroken posltlon to ,full broken position, the slotted end of the link havin a de iendin )ro'ection and the last part to which the slotted end is connected having -an abutment or stop with which the depending projection cooperates when the .last pa rtsl'are in shortened or full broken position.

8. A last having a toe part and a heel part, one of which parts has an abutment or stop, a link connected to said parts, one end of said link having a slot through which passes a pin or rivet that connects the slotted end of the link to the last part having said abutment, said link having a projection arranged to cooperate with the stop or abutment so asto hold said last parts from displacements relative to each other when in shortened or broken position.

9. A last having a toe part and a heel part provided with main bearing membersabout WlllCl). one of said parts swings relatively to l the other part, a connecting plate secured to one of said parts and having a slotted i connection with the other of said parts and serving to hold said lastparts in assembled position when they are in extended or unbroken position, the slotted end' of the plate having a depending projection and the last part to which it is connected having an abut ffi ment or stop with which said projection cooperates whereby through the medium of said step and said plate said last parts will beheld in assembled position relative to each connected having an abutment or'sto with which said projection cooperates W e'reby through. the medium of said stop and said platesaid last parts will be held in assembled position relative'to each other when in shortened or full broken position.

This specification signed and witnessed this 25th day of February, A. D. 1918.

' GEORGE CLAUSING.

Signed in the presence of AGNES E; SCHMANK,

DOROTHEA M. TOOMEY. 

